le goddamn fucking sigh.

as for her 'no comment,' i think that's the way to go.

"“What’s 850 million won to a celebrity?”

And in fact, even though Moon Young is, I think, an A-list earner, 850 million will be a big, big chunk of her current income this year. She'll feel it too.

Moon Young is in a unique position from other young star, because future greatness is kinda expected from her, exceeding merely just acting well. In turn, she's taken on the challenge of being a role model, as well as establishing her identity as an artist. She's amazingly, amazingly self-possessed for somebody still so young and under the public eye.

"Of course, you don’t get to be such a huge target of netizen idiotry without amassing a loyal fanbase as well, and Moon’s are countering,"

Yeah, and to be fair, the laws of averages come into play. You take the good, you takes the bad, you take them both, and there you have the size of Moon Young's tremendous celebrity.

"“If people are going to get abused for good deeds, who’s going to donate?”"

They even get abused by some English language sites whenever they do a good deed.

What the heck is up with netizens nowadays?! I'm glad a political figure is stepping up this time and I hope poor Moon Geun-young isn't taking this to heart.

is it just me? or does her eyes look a bit crossed in that picture...?

Please do not mind them Moon Geun-young! Just do what you think is right. Do not let those distractors overpower your kindness. :)

Personally, I'm a huge Moon Geun-Young fan, so I'm totally on her side in this issue. I really hope that all the netizens that are hating on her right now start to see how great her deeds really are. I don't know, I just think it's really unfortunate and unfair that it's so hard for celebrities to do GOOD things.

OMG...what's up with netizens these days...

MGY, your "no comment" was right!

I know you can't based this on looks, but really Geun-young doesn't look like a person to manipulate her reputation through charitable giving.

MGY do what u think is right...

as for "cruel" netizen... GTH... hahha

wats wrong with ppl, ppl get in trouble for doing good, and get in trouble for doing bad. y r so many netizens so negative now a days, i even avoid those gossip sites cause it just ruins my appetite.

this what we call with HAVE-TO-KILLED-NETIZEN okay with criticized acting , but this too, they must be sick i hope korean soon made their regulation to solve this netizen problem

what ever the motive is, the money is for a good cause...

Haven't people learned from the sad suicide of Choi Jin-Shil?????

poor Moon. yeah she should just go with "no comment" and ignore the bs. Why not criticize celebs that never donate huh? Complainers are always going to have something negative to say either way

It is absolutely amazing to see the public turn on a celebrity so quickly without so much as hesitation or compassion. The Korean public is fickle and aggressive, as evidenced by what happened to actress Choi Jin-Sil, and my heart goes out to Moon, who though only in her early twenties has done more than most in helping the unfortunate and changing the world for the better. Her intentions have been well-received before, as you allude to her being called an "angel of kindess" for her charitable efforts. As such, it baffles me as to why people are so critical of her 850 million won donation to charity. Do you think that Korean society is unique in its unyielding, increasingly harmful antagonism toward celebrities? Or do you think that Korean celebrities in particular are more inherently vulnerable or defeated against such attacks? Cyber bullying is extremely problematic in not only belittling people and destroying their spirits, but also humiliating and disgracing their reputations. I hope that people will begin to realize that cyber abuse, though seemingly insignificant and minor, has the potential to do great damage to a person's life. What could possibly be the reasons behind attacking Moon for donating money to charity? What has caused this irrational suspicion of celebrities, including the most innocent and positively-received ones?

PLEASE. im praying that she wont get too emotional and turn to suicide like how other net-slander drives korean celebrities to..

PLEASEEE....

Gloria PArk i ma agree with You

people have no sense these days - donation is donation. at least it's for a good cause no matter what the reason. quite sure a lot of these charities could use all the help they can get. in regards to the amount being a drop in the bucket for the stars, let's see what these people (those who criticize) are donating & see if their percentages match up.
kudos to her though, for donating anonymously, at least at first, though i wished she would have kept it that way. unless someone else leaked the info, it makes it look more like a publicity stunt. really like the "no comment." shows class. :)

People are so bitter these days. Hope MGY don't take these dumb netizens' words to heart.

Aww. Well, I guess it sounds like she's handling it okay. I swear, celebrities should have to take a class on how to ignore bitter-about-life netizens.

By the way, is anyone subbing POTW? I went to start watching it last night and couldn't find subs being released anywhere.

im sorry dramabeans. im new. what and who are netizens?

Think of all the people who get to benefit from the celebrity's donation & voluntary works. The amount may mean nothing to the stars and not much to normal people, but it does mean a lot to the needy. The mere fact that those celebrities are contributing back to the society and helping other people is worth applauding. Not to mention that such acts also encourage some of their fans to follow suit and do something to help less fortunate people. Even when the stars do it for personal purposes (which I don't believe is Moon's case - she has always been low profile about her charity), the most important thing is still that there are people whose lives have been improved thanks to their deeds, and that enough is worth our recognition and respect.

Invisibelle, better check here:
http://bimbibap.com/2008/11/painter-of-the-wind-english-subtitles/

Netizens need to get off celebrity's backs and mind their own business!! Do we really want another suicide? Netizens never learn do they.

nah, i think those netizen are just jealous they dont make as much as MGY

moongeunyoung do what you think is right! totally on your side!

man, Korean netizens are whack.

Idiots. The internet has brought alot of great things to this world but the rise of the netizen is the slime underneath the hero's boot. Nameless, faceless losers who have nothing better to do but to anonomously make the lives of others miserable by bashing every aspect of their lives(bashing on charity? really?) They have no accountability or remorse and probably take great joy in negatively affecting the lives of celebrities. It flies in the face of all old time values like privacy, honor, and respect. If the real world ever begins to take on the personality of the web world then that will be a truly sad day indeed.

...What? Is she donating to "The Society for Kicking Puppies Every Thursday" or something? The average person is quite illogical in their statements when enmassed I swear. Some netizens take the "I'm so jaded and cynical!" persona way too far.

These creeps are no different, to me, than arsonists who anonymously start fires and derive great pleasure by witnessing others in pain. As difficult as it is for these losers to comprehend, some people, are just ....nice.

Bless you, Miss Moon; Compassion for others needs no explanation. It is the lack thereof that should be met with derision.

miss moon..i support you all the way..."fighting"

YOU HAvE TO READ THIS

http://www.hanfever.com/2008/11/18/moon-geun-young-criticised-for-her-charitable-deeds/#comment-1584

korean sick!! can they be a person who adore people for a while, envious is all in the netizen heart

we all in same thought about netizen, that's ok for me about acting critics i don't believe this things even critised to??

This is retarded (not what you say dramabeans but what the netizens are saying). So a person donates anonymously and is revealed it's said that it's a scam to raise her reputation. So that person actually donates under his/her own name and I'm pretty sure the saying will goes similar to, "If you really want to donate you don't need to say your name." So a person changes her mind and not donate at all. Guess what? Those who are in need aren't being helped like they should.

What I say is donating in itself is already a good deed. I think any donation, whether big or small, is admirable. It's the thought that counts.

I seriously hope that those people who are so skeptical should stop and think have they ever donated before or have they done anything to help others beside sitting in front of a computer and typing hurtful words to those who even bother to help, even if it's scam to raise popularity or whatever the hell that person desires.

=_=' People are messed up.

netizens... in this case must be really dumb to even try to slander this nice girl. does a person have to be poor and "donate" to be accepted as the "angel?" she's just doing a good deed and brainless netizens just have to go on and say what their crazy brain tells them to... tsktsktsk

it's just not koreans that are attacking her. i was on popseoul the other day and this douchebag kept on bringing up her family's "commie" history.

it's absolutely ludicrous how hateful people can be.

Waaahhh... Waaahhh... get over it. Celebs get dissed.. oh la-di-fricking-da. Can't believe all you people getting all worked up over an annoying little actress like her. Personally, I wouldn't mind never hearing about her again.

I knew this is gonna happen after the news about her being the donator is revealed :(
people should really grow up... they expect that any celebrity who is charitable is looking for some fame or credits <_<
she's such an angel, and the poor girl had to listen to all of this crap :(
anyway, I prefer if she stays w/ the "no comment" for now until everything ends smoothly.

Haven’t people learned from the sad suicide of Choi Jin-Shil?????

epyc - Nov 18, 2008 at 3:32 am

That woman had SERIOUS issues to kill herself. Mental issues that none of us could even begin to understand. Should EVERY single writer of a blog be worried over someone who wants to hang herself? PLEASE...

People have the right to say WHATEVER they want. It's called freedom of speech. Look into it.

I guess you failed to notice the fact that it isn't netizen versus MGY thing. It IS NOT. Actually behind the all the netizens' bad replies, there was a crazy little old stupido "Jee Man Won" who connected her family (MGY's grand-father was a socialist a few decades ago) to the society's appraisal mood to her (Some political party criticised LMB, Korean president who promised his whole fortune to donate to the society, but has not doen yet, comparing to MGY's huge donation, and this Jee Man Won guy got upset since he doesn't like ppl look up to this socialist's grand-daughter. So he made some crazy remark on her, maybe she's being used as a model of the REDS as a good example of their political agenda. Totally bullshit. HOWEVER, there are certain ppl who accepted this kind of political propaganda, and they do spread those criticism on the net. It's not about ppl's anti-celebrity sentiment or anti-MGY sentiment at all. Ppl who are making this fuss are just extremely-stupid-right wingers. More of Korean public are rather upset to this Jee Man Won guy and his losers. So don't get this matter wrong. It's not the kind of Choi Jin Shil's case nor something like korean netizen's aggressive nature at all.

well, its just annoying because everyone will view the glass "half-full" or "half-empty"... and everyone will have something to say good or bad... but what annoys me is that the people who look at things so negatively are just so rude and obnoxious... seriously, at least the actress is donating!!! (& also, i really doubt that everyone A-list celebrity earning a lot, donates a large hunk of their paycheck to the needy)

netizens should really be more thoughtful as they post things up--- (just because you're not seeing the person face-to-face, does not mean that people should just be just ABSOLUTELY mean and inconsiderate....)

seriously, if they are going to be just plain old mean about her donating, i really doubt that anyone in the world would want to donate or give back to the needy...

gosh, one of the very bad sides effects of the internet--- cyber bullies!

moon gyeong -- you did it for a good cause & just move on -- your fans incldg me are on your side! don't let it bother you ok? aja aja

You know, I am sick and tired of people who do nothing but critize others who trying to make a difference. Whether she did it for publicity or not, it is helping someone in need. That's the whole point of giving. She is a celebrity so of course stupid netizens will criticze her WTF, go girl! I know first hand what it is like to hear these kind of comments and she handle it maturely, the way adults are supposed to!

Those netizens are probably jealous because she has money to donate. I bet those netizens never donated a cent in their lives. Moon Geun young is still very young, so I hope she could take the heat. I'm with her all the way!

wtf? How can anyone criticize people who give to the needy?!!? Let's see how those netizens feel when THEY are the ones who need help from charities! And charities only run becuase good people in the world give a part of their possessions to others. Geez....

MGY! Don't let these pathetic, scrooge-like, negative, cynical, netizens get to you! They are only a very small minority because when you think about it rationally, who doesn't like kind people?

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Re #32 RACHAEL: "…What? Is she donating to “The Society for Kicking Puppies Every Thursday” or something?" lmao so true. these netizens, whoever they are, are probably the type that WOULD donate to organizations like that.

I'm here just to send MGY my absolute love and adoration for her works and her donations.

Donating should not be made into a big deal in the first place as in we should all do our part. So what if her grandpa is/was a socialist?! Even if that ideology is unacceptable in current climate, we should trigger down the 'blame'?!

wow. despite what she might make, i'd like to see what anyone else would contribute. she gave it anonymously too. jeez, some netizens are just out there.